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lickalotofpuss
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I just picked up the twin for under 550.00.I bought it for resale , but im falling in love w/ it. Any mods. or user tips or even some history on the red knob thing, greatly apprecated.:smokin:
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Erlend_G
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
welcome to the forum!
You might want to change that username
welcome to the forum!
You might want to change that username
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
I remember in the mid-late 80's when they were selling at GC for $769. They were considered an improvement over the Twins of the past, due to more features and gain.
Your user name reminded me more of a pink knob, than a red knob though. LOL
I remember in the mid-late 80's when they were selling at GC for $769. They were considered an improvement over the Twins of the past, due to more features and gain.
Your user name reminded me more of a pink knob, than a red knob though. LOL
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loudriver23
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
Aren't those Red Knob Jobs SS Amps???
I had a deluxe Red Knob, a SS Gem.
Aren't those Red Knob Jobs SS Amps???
I had a deluxe Red Knob, a SS Gem.
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lickalotofpuss
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
Sorry about the name im an old horny dinaosauria. and if its the worst name on S/D i guess ill change it
Sorry about the name im an old horny dinaosauria. and if its the worst name on S/D i guess ill change it
kmcguitars
GuitarArtologist
Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
I think the Red Knobs sounded fine. Just have a Tech hard wire a switchcraft input jack into it at the 1st sign of trouble.
I think the Red Knobs sounded fine. Just have a Tech hard wire a switchcraft input jack into it at the 1st sign of trouble.
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lickalotofpuss
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
Cool beans KMC thanks!
Cool beans KMC thanks!
Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
I loved them but at the same time they were very much of their time
The sound and distortion TOTALLY reminds me of a RIVERA Knucklehead Series I that I just sold off. Very good, but kind of grainy, NOT fizzy, but grainy, with a soft mid content compared to a Marshall. For clean they have that modern R&B sound to them which is very clean and funky, as well as tight. The lows on those amps are nice. I like the way they sound with a fat pedal. I used to love them with an old SD1.
I loved them but at the same time they were very much of their time
The sound and distortion TOTALLY reminds me of a RIVERA Knucklehead Series I that I just sold off. Very good, but kind of grainy, NOT fizzy, but grainy, with a soft mid content compared to a Marshall. For clean they have that modern R&B sound to them which is very clean and funky, as well as tight. The lows on those amps are nice. I like the way they sound with a fat pedal. I used to love them with an old SD1.
JacksonMIA
Lemur-buckerologist
Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
I had one several years ago - got it from a guitar store that was going out of business. I think I paid $400 for it. It was a great amp but all I had to play through it was a cheap Epiphone strat, and I could never get any good sound out of it. I couldn't fully appreciate it, so when I got in a bind with money in college I sold it. Man I wish I had it back.
This one most definitely isn't.loudriver23 said:
I had one several years ago - got it from a guitar store that was going out of business. I think I paid $400 for it. It was a great amp but all I had to play through it was a cheap Epiphone strat, and I could never get any good sound out of it. I couldn't fully appreciate it, so when I got in a bind with money in college I sold it. Man I wish I had it back.
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lickalotofpuss
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
I think your right on about the amp sounding like a Rivera.Ithink i read somewhere that the dude who disigned the redknob Fender Was the same dude who makes Rivera Amps; Owner ,C.E.O or w/e he is now ?Correct me if im wrong??
I think your right on about the amp sounding like a Rivera.Ithink i read somewhere that the dude who disigned the redknob Fender Was the same dude who makes Rivera Amps; Owner ,C.E.O or w/e he is now ?Correct me if im wrong??
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lickalotofpuss
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
Thanks for the replys dudes, and dudetts!
Thanks for the replys dudes, and dudetts!
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lickalotofpuss
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
What do you think about connecting a 4x12 marshall cab. to the red knob? Is this too much tone for an old dude-a saurus!
What do you think about connecting a 4x12 marshall cab. to the red knob? Is this too much tone for an old dude-a saurus!
JacksonMIA
Lemur-buckerologist
Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
I think you're insane!! We should get along quite nicely.lickalotofpuss said:
Matt Blackett
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
Here's all you need to know about a red knob Twin: On his rider, Robben Ford insists on them when he can't bring his Dumble. He says it's absolutely the next best thing.
As for the Rivera connection, I don't know exactly what's going on in the red knob Twin, but it came out after Paul Rivera left Fender. He designed the Twin II (as well as the Super Champ and the Sidekick).
Here's all you need to know about a red knob Twin: On his rider, Robben Ford insists on them when he can't bring his Dumble. He says it's absolutely the next best thing.
As for the Rivera connection, I don't know exactly what's going on in the red knob Twin, but it came out after Paul Rivera left Fender. He designed the Twin II (as well as the Super Champ and the Sidekick).
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sonoflickapuss
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
Hi daddy! Who's my daddy you are !!
Hi daddy! Who's my daddy you are !!
Boogie Bill
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
I could be mistaken on this but, I seem to recall that the Red Knob Twin has a basic Twin circuit for the Normal channel. Plays nice, clean and loud--just like an old Twin, and has great reverb.
I was the Distortion side where things got a little nasty. I THINK that the tone circuit MIGHT be ACTIVE tone controls, rather than Fender's usual passive controls. Some of the other amp companies were doing things this way, like Peavey's Heritage VTX, with ACTIVE TONE CONTROLS in the Lead Channel. Fender's catalogs promised a lot with this amp, but I think the opinion of most players would be that the Lead Channel is.....disappointing. Fender's distortion circuits have usually been sub-par.
As one of the Poster's here pointed out, there have been some problems with these amps--like the jacks. Some of the cabinets on these amps might be particleboard rather than plywood, and that could lead to some problems, too. All-in-all, the RK Twin is a good basic combo--especially if you ignore the Lead Channel and rely on pedals for your distortion tones.
Bill
I could be mistaken on this but, I seem to recall that the Red Knob Twin has a basic Twin circuit for the Normal channel. Plays nice, clean and loud--just like an old Twin, and has great reverb.
I was the Distortion side where things got a little nasty. I THINK that the tone circuit MIGHT be ACTIVE tone controls, rather than Fender's usual passive controls. Some of the other amp companies were doing things this way, like Peavey's Heritage VTX, with ACTIVE TONE CONTROLS in the Lead Channel. Fender's catalogs promised a lot with this amp, but I think the opinion of most players would be that the Lead Channel is.....disappointing. Fender's distortion circuits have usually been sub-par.
As one of the Poster's here pointed out, there have been some problems with these amps--like the jacks. Some of the cabinets on these amps might be particleboard rather than plywood, and that could lead to some problems, too. All-in-all, the RK Twin is a good basic combo--especially if you ignore the Lead Channel and rely on pedals for your distortion tones.
Bill
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seafoamer
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Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
YES! My friend owned 1 B.I.T.D.
I'm pretty sure it out weighed most monster trucks.
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YES! My friend owned 1 B.I.T.D.
I'm pretty sure it out weighed most monster trucks.
JacksonMIA
Lemur-buckerologist
Re: Fender The Twin(red knob)
Mine did.seafoamer said:
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